Schizophrenia

Question 1

Phases of schizophrenia

Answer 1

• Prodromal phase
• Active phase
• Residual phase

Question 2

What happens during the prodromal phase?

Answer 2

This phase precedes the active phase. The symptoms include:
- Social withdrawal
- Inability to work productively
- Eccentricity
- Poor grooming
- Inappropriate emotionality
- Peculiar thought and speech
- Unusual beliefs
- Odd perceptual experiences
- Decreased energy and initiative (positive symptoms)

Question 3

What happens during the active phase?

Answer 3

• Delusions (false beliefs)
• Hallucinations (false perceptions involving one of the 5 senses)
• Disorganized speech
• Disturbed behavior
• Negative symptoms

Question 4

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 4

Exaggerations or distortions of normal thoughts,
emotions, and behavior.

Positive symptoms are viewed as
direct lead-ins to the full expression of psychosis and happen during the prodromal phase.

Question 5

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

Answer 5

• Flat affect
• Lack of initiative

Question 6

Types of schizophrenia

Answer 6

• Catatonic
• Disorganized
• Paranoid
• Undifferentiated
• Residual

Question 7

What kind of onset, gender, and duration suggest a more favorable outcome?

Answer 7

• Late onset
• Being female
• Brief duration of active-phase symptoms

Question 8

What is the difference between positive and negative
symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 8

Positive symptoms refers to exagerrated emotions and behavior. Positive symptoms occur during the prodromal phase phase.

Negative symptoms refers to having flat affect, lack of initiate (avolition). These symptoms occur during the active phase.

Question 9

Theories and treatment of schizophrenia

Question 10

Treatment of schizophrenia

Question 11

Biopsychosocial perspective